Redmond (WA) - Preventing the risk of future problems with the Wii strap, Nintendo has reportedly made it even more secure.

Late last year, active gamers made headlines when it was shown that swinging around the Wii Remote could cause the strap to became detached, causing the controller to fly out of the user's hand.  Plagued with possible lawsuits, Nintendo introduced a voluntary recall program for users to receive a new, more durable strap.

CVG Online reports that Nintendo has upped the strap safety again, and has begun shipping more secure fastenings with new controllers and consoles.

The new strap has a plastic clip that locks into place around the user's wrist, lessening the chance that the Wii Remote could fall off.

There was no recall announced in tandem with the new strap.  Owners of the original Wii Remotes, which were manufactured during November and December 2006, can still request a strap replacement from Nintendo.

you can't fix stupid

Aug 06, 2007 13:10     

but beware of getting sued by those that are.
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not news

Aug 06, 2007 17:46     

I've had my nintendo wii for about 2 months now... The controllers that I have and have purchased seperately all came with this clip at the time of purchase. Slow news is sloooooow.
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"Slow news is sloooooow"?

Aug 06, 2007 18:15     

Not even TG is free from /b/'s memes? O_o And about the "news": not surprising it's old, it's par for the course for small stuff like this to not be met with a press release (at least in Nintendo's case).
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It's not about Stupid...........

Aug 06, 2007 18:37     

Very few people are stupid. Stupid gets easily confused with careless. Most of the time when we do things that are foolish or crazy, it's not because were studip, it's because we sometimes react before we think at all. Not stupid just careless.
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No actually it is all about stupid.

Aug 07, 2007 15:22     

Seriously... most humans are idiots. Without a decent education or much common sense. There are no more wild animals or fight for survival to thin the herd these days. How else can you explain Bush getting elected a second term? Stupid people!
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Political on a Wii thread?

Aug 07, 2007 15:42     

Wii... Bush jokes have reached a new low. The best part about giving stupid people a Wii remote and a game like "Wii Sports" is they can't even follow the pretty picture directions, they stand there and go "what do I do now?" Maybe stupid is the wrong word.. lets say retarded people.
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"it's not because were studip"

Aug 07, 2007 19:25     

Stupid includes careless...or if it doesn't to you, then his/her "stupid" meant "careless" ...therefore you don't actually disagree. I find the title of this comment amusing though, as it came from you (person who posted "It's not about Stupid...").
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